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“Everything I do, I do it because I really love it. And I really wish other people could also see the joy and sublimity that I find in some disciplines, like math [and] biology. [I want to] help show students who are not as interested in those activities, the power and beauty of sciences,” Sidra Xu (12) said.

Humans of Harker: STEMming from introspection

by Sally Zhu, Humans of Harker Profiler April 22, 2021

A swirl of shades of black and white, splashed out on a screen: circles and ripples and reflections. The artwork might look like something completely original, thought up in the depths of an abstract artist's...

Seniors Shray Alag, Saloni Shah, Aditya Tadimenti and Sidra Xu were named Regeneron scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) as part of the top 300 scholars out of 1,760 applicants across 611 schools and 49 states.

4 seniors named as Regeneron scholars

by Mark Hu, STEM Editor January 10, 2021

Seniors Shray Alag, Saloni Shah, Aditya Tadimeti and Sidra Xu were named Regeneron scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) last week as part of the top 300 scholars out of 1,760 applicants...

Bill James, chair of the Santa Clara County Democrat Party, answers a question in a Q&A held after his talk about data privacy. James cautioned students to be mindful of their actions on the web, warning that their digital footprint is tracked by companies.

Ethics in Tech Forum hosts virtual Ethics in Tech Conference

by Mark Hu, STEM Editor October 24, 2020

The upper school Ethics in Technology club held their first virtual Ethics in Tech Conference (ETCON) on Oct. 23, hosting two speakers who discussed security and data privacy. The conference began right...

Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Vasiliki Rahimzadeh talks to students at ETCon. Rahimzadeh explored the use of genetic data in both aiding medical advances and presenting several legal issues regarding privacy and safety.

ETCon presents students with a deep dive into the world of bioethics

by Varsha Rammohan, Managing Editor March 10, 2020

The upper school Ethics in Technology Forum hosted ETCon, a large conference held to discuss important ethical issues in biological research and medicine after school in the Nichols auditorium on March...

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